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Beware the Worm Lizard!

Every day the news brings me reports of some horrible locale outside my safe and beloved New England, where people are subject to floods, volcanoes, earthquakes--and "worm lizards"...?!?

Yes, it's not bad enough that the poor citizens of a certain region in Brazil have to battle flooding, they also have to contend with the evil Worm Lizard!

You can read about their troubles here. The key sentence:

Like 218,000 others across a swath of northern Brazil three times the size of Alaska, the neighbors have fled the worst rainfall and flooding in decades, braving newly formed rivers teeming with anacondas, alligators and legless reptiles known as "worm lizards" whose bite is excruciating.




Posted By: Paul | Date: Sun May 10, 2009 | Comments (6)
Category: Animals, Death, Destruction, Disasters, Horror, South America, Natural Wonders, Weather

Buy Your Own Piece of Armageddon

Be the envy of every other survivalist and have your own converted cold-war Atlas-F missile silo home! You too can live in complete cold war safety and luxury. The converted missile launch site is marketed as a getaway, luxury home, and in my opinion is every survivalist’s dream. The property includes its own private runway, 2000 square foot luxury home above ground with master suite, a private airstrip, and a hangar/garage. Below ground, past the 2000 lb. blast doors and three feet of reinforced concrete built to withstand brutal missile assaults lies two additional stories of space in the converted control room where you will find two additional suites with luxury marble Jacuzzi baths and an escape hatch to your private hangar.

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Annual MIT Piano Drop

The event of this post's title occured a few days ago.



However, because the drop is now an anticipated, regular event, it cannot possibly compare with the excitement of the very first one!

Posted By: Paul | Date: Sun Apr 26, 2009 | Comments (13)
Category: Destruction, Education, 1970's

California State Fair—1913

Sorry about that failed post earlier today. The host seems to have deleted that video. Thanks go to Expat47 for bringing the matter to my notice.

Nonetheless, I've found the essential bit: the train collision.

Enjoy!

Posted By: Paul | Date: Wed Apr 15, 2009 | Comments (5)
Category: Destruction, Fairs, Amusement Parks, and Resorts, 1910's, Trains

The Big Snit

Personally, I would happily watch a TV show titled "Sawing for Teens."

Posted By: Paul | Date: Thu Apr 02, 2009 | Comments (5)
Category: Death, Destruction, Disasters, Domestic, Marriage, Games, War, 1980's, North America

Death by Molasses

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We're a couple of months late with this one: sorry! The 90th anniversary of the Great Boston Molasses Flood, which killed 21 people.
Posted By: Paul | Date: Wed Apr 01, 2009 | Comments (12)
Category: Death, Destruction, Food, 1910's, North America

THE MASTER TOUCH Car Chase

Enjoy this battle between Detroit and European steel from Kirk Douglas's THE MASTER TOUCH.

Posted By: Paul | Date: Wed Mar 11, 2009 | Comments (7)
Category: Destruction, Movies, 1970's, Cars

23 Skidoo

Civilization without any humans is pretty darn weird.

Posted By: Paul | Date: Thu Jan 29, 2009 | Comments (15)
Category: Destruction, Disasters, Movies, Science Fiction, 1960's, Yesterday's Tomorrows

Peace on Earth

Mankind replaced by squirrels? See it all in this famous cartoon.


MGM Cartoon 1939 Peace On Earth
by shawshawshaw
Posted By: Paul | Date: Sat Dec 13, 2008 | Comments (2)
Category: Animals, Armageddon and Apocalypses, Destruction, War, Cartoons, 1930's

Destroyed in Seconds:  Bulldozer Rampage

Watch more clips from this Discovery Channel show here.

Posted By: Paul | Date: Fri Dec 05, 2008 | Comments (4)
Category: Destruction, Television
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